Thousands of protesters returned to the streets of Senegal after the arrest of a prominent opposition leader for alleged politically motivated accusations of rape. The death count from police murders increased to at least 10, with hundreds of injuries from live ammunition occurring as well.
Dozens of antifascists in Portland gathered at Director Park for a march against police, first throwing snowballs at each other and police cruisers and officers that surrounded the demonstration. As the march moved through town, smashing windows, the crowd pushed police all the way back into the precinct.
Protesters in Berlin gathered in solidarity with Dimitris Koufontinas, a former member of 17 November who entered a hunger strike on the 8th of January to demand his transfer to the Korydallos prison in Athens, where he would receive adequate medical care and access to visitors.
Thousands of Greeks in Athens gathered for a demonstration against police repression, following an incident of police brutality in the name of COVID protocols at Nea Smyrni Square and the reintroduction of police to universities for the first extended period since the fall of the military dictatorship.
Thousands of protesters took to the streets across Chile in support of the prisoners of the social war in Chile, including anarchists, Mapuche insurgents, and participants in the 2019 national uprising. Police attacked the demonstrations in several cities, leading to widespread clashes throughout the night.
